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Harman Rise, IG3

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Place name Industrial heritage. Alfred Hugh Harman (1841 – May 23, 1913) was a pioneer in photography from Peckham who…

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Gresham Drive, IG3

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Place name Sir Richard Gresham (about 1485 – 21 February 1549) was Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1531, Lord…

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Griggs Close, IG3

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PLACE NAME Peter Griggs (November 1, 1849 – August 11, 1920) started developing houses as part of the Loxford Hall…

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Barley Lane, IG3

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Place Name Dorothy Barley (1505 – 1572) took up the post of Abbess of Barking Abbey in 1527. She was…

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Cameron Road, IG3

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Place name Archibald Cameron Corbett (May 23, 1856 – March 19, 1933) was one of the most prolific developers in…

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Turpington Close, BR2

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Place Name Richard de Tubbenden was a 14thCentury farmer who had previously rented land in Orpington from a Gilbert Saundre of Croston…

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Hastings Road, BR2

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Place Name Directional, as this led to Hastings on the Kent coast. This road was rebuilt after the enclosure of…

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Hornbeam Way, BR2

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Place Name One of a small cluster of roads, on the former Coppice Estate, named after trees. Before development this…

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Ash Row, BR2

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Place Name One of a small cluster of roads, on the former Coppice Estate, named after trees. Before development this…

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Almond Way, BR2

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Place Name One of a small cluster of roads, on the former Coppice Estate, named after trees. Before development this…

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